General News

December 25, 2022 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Business management platform MYOB has partnered with Amaka in order “to roll out added inventory synchronisation capabilities for their existing Shopify + MYOB Business integration.” The inventory sync “allows MYOB Business users to maximize the functionality of MYOB’s recently released inventory management solution.” Pedram Afshar,… Read More

December 24, 2022 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vator Securities, a corporate finance and advisory service provider, has chosen Bricknode’s digital investment management platform “to administer share issues.” Since its launch in 2010, Vator Securities has “focused on financing growth companies through a range of issuance services.” Vator raises capital “from local and… Read More

December 24, 2022 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI is warning the public that cybercriminals are using search engine advertisement services “to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.” Cybercriminals purchase advertisements that “appear within internet search results using a… Read More

December 23, 2022 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global digital identity verification platform, is partnering with Beedie Luminaries to support post-secondary students “within the program who are pursuing their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).” Beedie Luminaries is “a social-profit enterprise that helps remove barriers to education and provides… Read More

December 23, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, today announced the appointment of Vikesh Patel as President of Cboe Clear Europe, its pan-European clearing house. Patel will join the company in early 2023, “subject to regulatory approval.” Patel… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Logpoint has released its predictions for 2023, foreseeing that CISOs [Chief Information Security Officers] will “face daunting challenges amidst global economic uncertainty and comprehensive new cybersecurity legislation focusing more on businesses’ cybersecurity practices.” According to Logpoint CTO Christian Have, cybersecurity now “has the attention of… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the news that British lender TSB Bank was fined $48.65m ($59.07m) by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority over “a botched IT platform migration that left two million customers locked out of their accounts in 2018,” Chris Dinga, Payments Analyst at… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Credit/Debit card fraud hit $32.34 billion in 2021, with $11.9 billion of that coming from the United States, according to a report from Nilson. Worldwide, losses jumped by 14% in 2021. Nilson states that the US accounted for 37% of worldwide losses to card fraud… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Group-IB, which claims to be one of the global cybersecurity leaders, has presented its findings about Godfather, an Android banking Trojan that is currently being utilized by cybercriminals “to attack users of leading banking and crypto exchange applications in 16 countries.” To date, Godfather has… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global tax software provider Sovos announced that it will be continuously monitoring changes to “provide ongoing updates and advice to help small- and medium-sized businesses navigate the complexities brought on by the combination of IRS rule changes, an increase in budget allocations for tax enforcement… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flexible working practices are “key” to helping workers weather the cost-of-living crisis, especially older people who now find themselves “unable to afford to retire.” according to an update from Sonovate. Based on a survey of 4,500 people and 500 business owners, Sonovate’s ‘Future World of… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement on its objectives. As part of a three-year strategy, the financial regulator said it would focus on reducing and preventing harm, setting and testing higher standards while promoting competition. The FCA claims that its new… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nemesis Technologies, a venture capital fund that invests in deep technology, announced that it is on course to become the world’s “largest” digitally securitized fund, with significant nine-figure backing from Institutional Investors & Family Offices across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US. Set up throughout 2022,… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding into US startups has dropped by a precipitous 40%, according to a new report. In 2021, startups raised $296 billion. During 2022, this number has declined to $176 billion, a dramatic decline for a key sector of the economy. Entrepreneurship and small businesses are… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Centrifuge is pleased to close the year with the official launch of a $220 million fund with their partners BlockTower Credit and MakerDAO. The executive vote passed on Sunday, December 11, and Maker will “deploy four vaults to fund investments in real-world… Read More

December 20, 2022 @ 6:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British P2P market continues to steadily grow, but is “facing significant competition from continental players,” according to an update from Robo.cash. Against the background of the local market isolation after Brexit and the departure of a number of major players, the British P2P market… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 8:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cerved, the Italian platform focused on credit risk analysis and management, has signed a strategic partnership with Greenomy, the ESG Market Infrastructure, “to deliver a new service on the Italian market designed to help businesses comply with new EU Sustainable Finance regulations (EU Taxonomy, CSRD,… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, released survey findings from Coalition Greenwich revealing that US Financial Advisors (FAs) are fielding significantly “increased demand from investors for digital assets despite the current crypto winter.” Conducted in partnership with Talos, the survey reported… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With embedded finance set to become a “quintessential” component of many industries, smaller businesses and individuals can now “have greater access to financial services than ever before owing to banking-as-a-service (BaaS),” according to an update from GlobalData. With the right partners and systems in place,… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CEPRES, which claims to be the leader in private market data and investment technology,  announced new solutions to better handle today’s challenges in private market fundraising for both limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs). CEPRES Fund Screener, part of the CEPRES Due Diligence suite,… Read More